Saturday, December 2, 2006
Anantnag SSP during encounter gets clean chit, new
NEW DELHI: After remaining under suspension for three> years in connection with the Pathribal killings,> Farooq Khan was posted last week to Rajouri as SSP. An> IPS officer of the 1994 batch, Khan received a clean> chit from CBI last year but the Mufti Sayeed> government refused to to reinstate him.
Records show J-K police had big role in 2000 fake
Express News Service> Posted online: Monday, May 15, 2006 at 0000 hrs > > http://indianexpress.com/story/4463.html
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: While the CBI has chargesheeted> five Army officers, including a Brigadier, for the> killing of five civilians in a fake encounter in> Pathribal six years ago, the fact remains that the J-K> police too played a major role in the encounter. This> is what The Indian Express found out:> > Advertisment> Related Stories> > Blame J-K cops, not just us for Pathribal: Brigadier> to DGMO For own survival, J-K govt hushed up sex> scandal two years agoBar Association plea gets PIL> treatment Prostitution legal in J&K, govt plans to> scrap old law J-K sex racket: BSF begins internal> probe> > • The FIR filed by the 7 Rashtriya Rifles described> the fake encounter as a "joint operation" with J-K> Police> > • Daily diary reports of Sherbagh police post clearly> indicates that on the orders of the then Anantnag SSP,> Farooq Khan, a SoG (Special Operations Group) party> was sent for a "secret operation". In fact, ASI Bashir> Ahmad wrote about the "secret mission" in his> departure report> > • Tajinder Singh, then DySP (SOG) Anantnag, and Col> Ajay Saxena explained the "joint RR-police operation"> with the help of an extensive site map to then Union> Home Minister L K Advani, giving graphic details about> the killing of five Pak-based Lashkar terrorists who> were behind the massacre of Sikhs in Chittisinghpora> > • Advani congratulated the police and Army for the> operation and even had a group picture taken with the> police and Army officers. Cash awards were also> announced for the officers> > • Kashmi Zonal Police headquarters issued a press> statement, claiming that five Lashkar terrorists> responsible for the Chittisinghpora massacre had been> eliminated in a joint RR-Police operation. The then> Union Home Secretary Kamal Pandey gave a similar> statement at a press conference in New Delhi> > • Mohammad Yaqoob Wagay alias Chatti Guru, a local> milkman, was picked up a few days after the March 20,> 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre by the police for> allegedly "guiding" the killers to the village. Union> Home Secretary Kamal Pandey announced his arrest in> New Delhi and the police and RR claimed that based on> Wagay's "leads", they had killed five Lashkar> terrorists> > • Nine months later, Anantnag Police admitted that the> police had no corroborative evidence to chargesheet> Wagay and that they have reduced the charge from> multiple murder to "trying to breach peace (CrPC> 107/151)"> > • Once the CBI established that the five killed in the> joint police-RR operation were actually civilians, the> question is: who picked up the civilians? The J&K> Police itself established that a Maruti van was used> to ferry one of the victims, Zahoor Ahmad Dal, from> Anantnag.> > This van was a seized vehicle, in the custody of the> police.>
NEW DELHI, MAY 14: While the CBI has chargesheeted> five Army officers, including a Brigadier, for the> killing of five civilians in a fake encounter in> Pathribal six years ago, the fact remains that the J-K> police too played a major role in the encounter. This> is what The Indian Express found out:> > Advertisment> Related Stories> > Blame J-K cops, not just us for Pathribal: Brigadier> to DGMO For own survival, J-K govt hushed up sex> scandal two years agoBar Association plea gets PIL> treatment Prostitution legal in J&K, govt plans to> scrap old law J-K sex racket: BSF begins internal> probe> > • The FIR filed by the 7 Rashtriya Rifles described> the fake encounter as a "joint operation" with J-K> Police> > • Daily diary reports of Sherbagh police post clearly> indicates that on the orders of the then Anantnag SSP,> Farooq Khan, a SoG (Special Operations Group) party> was sent for a "secret operation". In fact, ASI Bashir> Ahmad wrote about the "secret mission" in his> departure report> > • Tajinder Singh, then DySP (SOG) Anantnag, and Col> Ajay Saxena explained the "joint RR-police operation"> with the help of an extensive site map to then Union> Home Minister L K Advani, giving graphic details about> the killing of five Pak-based Lashkar terrorists who> were behind the massacre of Sikhs in Chittisinghpora> > • Advani congratulated the police and Army for the> operation and even had a group picture taken with the> police and Army officers. Cash awards were also> announced for the officers> > • Kashmi Zonal Police headquarters issued a press> statement, claiming that five Lashkar terrorists> responsible for the Chittisinghpora massacre had been> eliminated in a joint RR-Police operation. The then> Union Home Secretary Kamal Pandey gave a similar> statement at a press conference in New Delhi> > • Mohammad Yaqoob Wagay alias Chatti Guru, a local> milkman, was picked up a few days after the March 20,> 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre by the police for> allegedly "guiding" the killers to the village. Union> Home Secretary Kamal Pandey announced his arrest in> New Delhi and the police and RR claimed that based on> Wagay's "leads", they had killed five Lashkar> terrorists> > • Nine months later, Anantnag Police admitted that the> police had no corroborative evidence to chargesheet> Wagay and that they have reduced the charge from> multiple murder to "trying to breach peace (CrPC> 107/151)"> > • Once the CBI established that the five killed in the> joint police-RR operation were actually civilians, the> question is: who picked up the civilians? The J&K> Police itself established that a Maruti van was used> to ferry one of the victims, Zahoor Ahmad Dal, from> Anantnag.> > This van was a seized vehicle, in the custody of the> police.>
Fake encounter: Joint Op was on Anantnag SSP's
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Fake encounter: Joint Op was on Anantnag SSP's> information: Brig Saxena; Army plans to appeal against> trial, suggest court martial
Digging up the Pathribal truth> Related Stories> > Records show J-K police had big role in 2000 fake> encounter For own survival, J-K govt hushed up sex> scandal two years agoBar Association plea gets PIL> treatment Prostitution legal in J&K, govt plans to> scrap old law J-K sex racket: BSF begins internal> probe> > NEW DELHI, MAY 14: With the CBI filing chargesheets> against five Army officers in the fake Pathribal> encounter and the case listed for hearing on May 24 in> a Srinagar court, Army Headquarters plans to ask the> court to let them hold a court martial instead of> subjecting the officers to a trial after a CBI probe.> > The Indian Express has learnt that Brigadier Ajay> Saxena, the seniormost officer named as an accused by> the CBI, has written a letter to Lt General Madan> Gopal, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO),> pointing out how five Army personnel (four officers> and a JCO) have been singled out for "harassment,> ignominy, humiliation, agony and financial strain"> over an operation conducted jointly by the Army and> J&K Police.> > Brig Saxena has said that the operation was ordered by> a senior Army officer (Sector Commander) of the> Rashtriya Rifles on the basis of information provided> by the SSP of Anantnag.> > Brig Saxena's wife, Sushma Saxena, has also written to> the Army chief's wife Anupama Singh who's the> president of the Army Wives Welfare Association> (AWWA).> > Saying she was expressing the views of wives of all> five officers who have been indicted by the CBI,> Sushma Saxena wrote: "If our husbands are prosecuted> in this case, then every husband who is fighting in> the Valley in the future is also liable to face such> action... all our husbands have done is obey orders> and carry out operations based on information provided> by a Senior Commander and the police."> > The circumstances of the Pathribal encounter have now> been outlined by the indicted officers for the Army> top brass. The DGMO is understood to have been told> that:> > • The Pathribal encounter took place in an area> notified as a Disturbed Area under the Armed Forces> Special Powers Act, 1990 and that protection should be> provided to the five officers named as "accused" by> the CBI.> > • That two of the five persons killed in the operation> were on the list of active overground workers> maintained by the Rashtriya Rifles and that the CBI> probe revealed that a third among the dead also had> terrorist links.> > • That during the relevant period (command of Brig> Saxena), the 7 RR unit received over 50 awards,> including a dozen Sena medals. In two years, the unit> eliminated 78 militants.> > • That the CBI chargesheet had serious operational> ramifications for future Kashmir operations since it> would create distrust in the rank and file about> verbal orders and posed a threat to the lone Kashmiri> accused whose intelligence inputs had led to the> elimination of 40 terrorists.> > Though the CBI's legal panel rules that the agency> does not require sanction for prosecuting Army> officers because killing of innocent persons in a fake> encounter cannot be taken as discharge of "official> duty", the Army is gearing to challenge that view in> the Srinagar court.> > The Army's counter is that the Pathribal encounter was> a joint Police-Army operation, carried out on> intelligence provided by the J&K police and that trial> would jeopardise further joint counter-insurgency> operations.
Fake encounter: Joint Op was on Anantnag SSP's> information: Brig Saxena; Army plans to appeal against> trial, suggest court martial
Digging up the Pathribal truth> Related Stories> > Records show J-K police had big role in 2000 fake> encounter For own survival, J-K govt hushed up sex> scandal two years agoBar Association plea gets PIL> treatment Prostitution legal in J&K, govt plans to> scrap old law J-K sex racket: BSF begins internal> probe> > NEW DELHI, MAY 14: With the CBI filing chargesheets> against five Army officers in the fake Pathribal> encounter and the case listed for hearing on May 24 in> a Srinagar court, Army Headquarters plans to ask the> court to let them hold a court martial instead of> subjecting the officers to a trial after a CBI probe.> > The Indian Express has learnt that Brigadier Ajay> Saxena, the seniormost officer named as an accused by> the CBI, has written a letter to Lt General Madan> Gopal, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO),> pointing out how five Army personnel (four officers> and a JCO) have been singled out for "harassment,> ignominy, humiliation, agony and financial strain"> over an operation conducted jointly by the Army and> J&K Police.> > Brig Saxena has said that the operation was ordered by> a senior Army officer (Sector Commander) of the> Rashtriya Rifles on the basis of information provided> by the SSP of Anantnag.> > Brig Saxena's wife, Sushma Saxena, has also written to> the Army chief's wife Anupama Singh who's the> president of the Army Wives Welfare Association> (AWWA).> > Saying she was expressing the views of wives of all> five officers who have been indicted by the CBI,> Sushma Saxena wrote: "If our husbands are prosecuted> in this case, then every husband who is fighting in> the Valley in the future is also liable to face such> action... all our husbands have done is obey orders> and carry out operations based on information provided> by a Senior Commander and the police."> > The circumstances of the Pathribal encounter have now> been outlined by the indicted officers for the Army> top brass. The DGMO is understood to have been told> that:> > • The Pathribal encounter took place in an area> notified as a Disturbed Area under the Armed Forces> Special Powers Act, 1990 and that protection should be> provided to the five officers named as "accused" by> the CBI.> > • That two of the five persons killed in the operation> were on the list of active overground workers> maintained by the Rashtriya Rifles and that the CBI> probe revealed that a third among the dead also had> terrorist links.> > • That during the relevant period (command of Brig> Saxena), the 7 RR unit received over 50 awards,> including a dozen Sena medals. In two years, the unit> eliminated 78 militants.> > • That the CBI chargesheet had serious operational> ramifications for future Kashmir operations since it> would create distrust in the rank and file about> verbal orders and posed a threat to the lone Kashmiri> accused whose intelligence inputs had led to the> elimination of 40 terrorists.> > Though the CBI's legal panel rules that the agency> does not require sanction for prosecuting Army> officers because killing of innocent persons in a fake> encounter cannot be taken as discharge of "official> duty", the Army is gearing to challenge that view in> the Srinagar court.> > The Army's counter is that the Pathribal encounter was> a joint Police-Army operation, carried out on> intelligence provided by the J&K police and that trial> would jeopardise further joint counter-insurgency> operations.
Chittisinghpora – Pathribal Massacre : "We were not
Chittisinghpora – Pathribal Massacre : "We were not> alone"- accused Brigardier> > "Jis ka koi nahi us ka khuda hai yaro"> > > On March 20, 2000, innocent Sikhs numbering 35 were> killed in Anantnag Distt. of Kashmir. People including> human right groups had strong suspicions that it was> the kartoot of Indian agencies. It was done in view of> US president Bill Clington's visit to Indian> Sub-continent. The Sikhs were used as dummy because> the politicians knew that there is hardly any> statesman who can raise the cry here and> internationally. Because the Akali leaders like> Parkash Singh Badal were manageable. More over they> knew Badal was their ally of the ruling alliance Delhi> and his son was a minister. They knew the Congress's> Sikh leaders have no guts because their own party had> massacred about 3000 Sikhs in 1984. Obviously no one> bothered to enquire into the massacre. > But God has his own ways to reveal the truth. The> killers of Chittisingpora subsequently killed 5> innocent Kashmiri Muslims and claimed that they have> liquidated the foreign militants responsible for> Chittisinghpora massacre. > What the army branded as mercenaries were innocent> Kashmiris of the nearby villages. There was a mass> protest and the graves had to exhumed and it was> finally determined that the people were local> innocents. Under tremendous pressure the Govt had to> order CBI enquiry which has now booked 5 army officers> including a Brigadier. > But in the present story Brigadier claims that army> alone is not responsible for the misdeed.> Here is a story that appeared in Indian Express few> days ago but slipped the eye this writer.> Kartarpur Kooker> B.S.Goraya> Anritsar>
Army's Pathribal plea dismissed again
Army's Pathribal plea dismissed againExpress News ServicePosted online: Friday, December 01, 2006 at 0000 hrs Print EmailSRINAGAR: A local court on Thursday dismissed the revision petitionfiled by the Army in the Pathribal case. The petition filed by thefive senior Army officials accused of plotting and killing fiveinnocent persons in South Kashmir challenged the CBI's jurisdiction toprosecute army officials without sanction from the Centre.Hurriyat has own J-K solution, out of India, Pak constitutionsHizbuldangles ceasefire again, this time rope longerInjured Army Major killstop Hizbul militant, dies in encounterVote on Art 370 falls,Opposition walks outKot Balwal probe: Plot to kill Kathua jailsuperintendentThe Additional District and Sessions Judge shifted the case back tothe court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar with the directionthat the Army be given one more opportunity to decide whether theywanted a court martial for the five accused personnel or let the civilcourt try them. The next hearing is on December 19.However, the Army could appeal against the order. It's counsel said hewould challenge it in a higher court. The Army has even refused tohold court martial in absence of the sanction from the Centre. On May10, the CBI formally charged the officials for abduction, murder,criminal conspiracy and the destruction of evidence in the Pathribalfake encounter case.
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